A budgetary committee of the Polk School District Board of Education met Monday night at Central Office with the daunting task of examining the FY10 budget and considering more possible cuts from the state. Committee members also took a look at what measures can be taken to save as muchContinue Reading
Emergency services responded to a reported structure fire at 384 Hightower Road Monday morning. According to reports, Polk County Volunteer Station number 2 reported a visual of smoke coming from the area. Station 2 was the first to arrive on the scene and found the house to be fully involved.Continue Reading
A log truck overturned early Monday morning on Georgia Highway 100 North close to the Floyd county line. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the wreck occurred at approximately 6:30 Monday morning 5 miles south of the Floyd county line. Troopers say that the truck lost its load of logs,Continue Reading
The New Year’s holiday travel period ended at midnight Sunday and the Georgia State Patrol and the Department of Public Safety say that the number of fatalities was below the predicted number. According to statistics from the Georgia DOT, 2,116 traffic crashes statewide resulted in 475 injuries and 10 deaths.Continue Reading
A man from Silver Creek was arrested last week on warrants connected to an early November 2009 car chase. Floyd County Jail docket reports say that 33 Richie Wayne Miller of 8B Highpoint Court in Silver Creek was taken into custody Friday on charges of attempting to allude police andContinue Reading
A Rome man faces kidnapping charges following his arrest over the weekend. According to reports, 25 year old Jonathan Zachary Jr., of a Brookwood Court address in Rome, was arrested on Saturday and is alleged to have grabbed a woman, threw her down and threatened to kill her. Zachary isContinue Reading
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